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Jason Castro C Astros

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Birth Date	6-18-1987
Height	6' 3"
Weight	205 lbs

Age	25 years, 11 months, 4 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

: 2009
: -0.12010
: 2011
: 0.62012
: 1.12013
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2010	HOU	23	67	217	195	26	40	8	1	2	56	22	41	0	0	0	8	0	.205	.286	.287	.212	-0.4	-0.1	-0.1
2012	HOU	25	87	295	257	29	66	15	2	6	103	31	61	1	4	2	29	0	.257	.334	.401	.260	7.4	-1.6	0.6
2013	HOU	26	39	158	147	16	35	12	0	4	59	10	44	0	1	0	11	1	.238	.285	.401	.248	5.7	-1.1	0.5
Career			193	670	599	71	141	35	3	12	218	63	146	1	5	2	48	1	.235	.307	.364	.241	12.8	-2.7	1.1

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
2008	TCV	A-	39	162	.275	.243	.314	.353	.000	.346	104	2.7	4.5	1.1	0.2	-1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	LNC	A+	56	243	.297	.276	.343	.430	.000	.358	113	9.4	6.8	2.5	-1.1	-2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	CCH	AA	63	268	.278	.264	.330	.388	.000	.333	99	5.1	7.5	3.8	-0.4	-2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	HOU	MLB	67	217	.212	.261	.322	.403	.000	.250	100	-10.6	6.1	3.5	-0.1	-0.2	-0.4	-0.1	-0.4	-0.1
2010	ROU	AAA	57	244	.252	.277	.343	.430	.000	.301	102	-2.2	6.8	4	-0.1	-0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	HOU	MLB	87	295	.260	.254	.310	.405	.000	.309	104	-0.1	5.1	4.7	-1.6	-0.3	7.4	0.6	7.4	0.6
2012	CCH	AA	3	7	.000	.301	.369	.427	.000	.800			0.0		0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	OKL	AAA	4	15	.371	.293	.354	.476	.000	.455	104	0.9	0.1	0.1	-0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	HOU	MLB	39	158	.248	.247	.304	.395	.256	.310	97	-1.8	4.3	2.1	-1.1	1.0	5.7	0.5	5.7	0.5
Career		MLB		670	.242	.255	.313	.402	.257	.289	100	-11.9	17.4	10.3	-2.9	0.7	14.4	1.2	14.4	1.2

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2008	TCV	A-	162	10	38	9	0	2	12	22	32	0	2	.275	.383	.384	.109	.275	0.0	0.2	0.0
2009	LNC	A+	243	27	64	20	1	7	44	30	41	1	1	.309	.404	.517	.208	.297	0.0	-1.1	0.0
2009	CCH	AA	268	38	70	11	1	3	29	25	35	2	1	.293	.365	.385	.092	.278	0.0	-0.4	0.0
2010	HOU	MLB	217	26	40	8	1	2	8	22	41	0	0	.205	.286	.287	.082	.212	-0.4	-0.1	-0.1
2010	ROU	AAA	244	31	56	7	0	4	26	32	34	1	1	.265	.365	.355	.090	.252	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2012	CCH	AA	7	1	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.800	.857	1.200	.400	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	OKL	AAA	15	1	6	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	.462	.533	.769	.308	.371	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2012	HOU	MLB	295	29	66	15	2	6	29	31	61	0	0	.257	.334	.401	.144	.260	7.4	-1.6	0.6
2013	HOU	MLB	158	16	35	12	0	4	11	10	44	1	0	.238	.285	.401	.163	.248	5.7	-1.1	0.5

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2012-07-08	2012-08-12	15-DL	35	0	Right	Knee	Cartilage Injury	Meniscus	-	-
2012-04-24	2012-04-27	DTD	3	0	-	Neck	Stiffness	Collision At Plate	-	-
2011-12-12	2011-12-12	Minors	0	0	Left	Foot	Surgery	Sesmoid Removal	2011-12-12	-
2011-10-03	2011-10-11	WIN	8	0	-	Trunk	Strain	Ribcage	-	-
2011-03-22	2011-09-29	60-DL	191	162	Right	Knee	Recovery From Surgery	ACL and Large Medial Meniscus Tear	2011-03-04
2011-03-03	2011-03-22	Camp	19	0	Right	Knee	Surgery	ACL and Large Medial Meniscus Tear	2011-03-04
2010-03-10	2010-03-12	Camp	2	0	-	General Medical	Illness	GI	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	HOU	$
2013	HOU	$496,600
2012	HOU	$486,000
2011	HOU	$421,500

Years	Description	Salary
2 yr	Previous	$907,500
2011	Current	$496,600
3 yr	Pvs + Cur	$1,404,100
3 yr	Total	$1,404,100

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
2 y 104 d	Octagon	1 year/$0.4966M (2013)

Details
1 year/$0.4966M (2013). Re-signed by Houston 3/13. 1 year/$0.486M (2012). Re-signed by Houston 2/18/12. 1 year/$0.4215M (2011). Re-signed by Houston 2/11. Drafted by Houston 2008 (1-10) (Stanford). Signed 7/08, $2.07M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.135	.168	.170	.113
11	vs R (Multi)	.279	.366	.440	.286
18	Split (Multi)	.144	.198	.270	.172
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.028	.037	.068	.032
30	vs L (2012)	.148	.175	.185	.115
31	vs R (2012)	.286	.373	.458	.294
38	Split (2012)	.138	.197	.273	.179
39	LgAvg (2012)	.030	.040	.071	.035

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 19, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-19
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 18th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-18
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 13, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-13
Punk Hits: The Record the Houston Astros Won't Break	Ian Miller	2013-05-07
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 3, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-03
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 4/26	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-26
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 4/19	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-19
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 17, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-17
Fantasy Mailbag: Be Patient with Struggling Blue Jays	BP Fantasy Team	2013-04-12
Skewed Left: The Astros' Whiff-Prone Ways	Zachary Levine	2013-04-09
Western Front: Xavier Cedeno's Not-So-Excellent Adventure	Geoff Young	2013-04-09
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 6	Larry Granillo	2013-04-07
Dissecting Darvish's Opening Day: Four Reactions to Tuesday's Almost-Perfect Outing	Jason Cole	2013-04-03
Dissecting Darvish's Opening Day: Four Reactions to Tuesday's Almost-Perfect Outing	Zachary Levine	2013-04-03
Dissecting Darvish's Opening Day: Four Reactions to Tuesday's Almost-Perfect Outing	Harry Pavlidis	2013-04-03
Dissecting Darvish's Opening Day: Four Reactions to Tuesday's Almost-Perfect Outing	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-03
Painting the Black: The First 24 Hours	R.J. Anderson	2013-04-02
Pebble Hunting: The Astros' Best-Case Scenario vs. The Angels' Worst-Case Scenario	Sam Miller	2013-04-01
The Week In Quotes: March 18-24	Pete Barrett	2013-03-25
The Week In Quotes: March 18-24	Jonah Birenbaum	2013-03-25
The Week In Quotes: March 18-24	Hudson Belinsky	2013-03-25
The Week In Quotes: March 18-24	Andrew Koo	2013-03-25
Fantasy Tier Rankings: Catchers	Josh Shepardson	2013-03-19
Skewed Left: Spring Stats You Can (or Can't) Believe In	Zachary Levine	2013-03-18
Five to Watch: The Top Prospect Edition	Bret Sayre	2013-03-18
Fantasy Auction Values: Third Edition, March 4	Mike Gianella	2013-03-04
Pebble Hunting: What it Means to Have the Worst Farm System in Baseball	Sam Miller	2013-02-15
Transaction Analysis: An Expensive Lowrie	Mark Anderson	2013-02-05
Transaction Analysis: An Expensive Lowrie	R.J. Anderson	2013-02-05
Skewed Left: How to Analyze the Astros' Spending	Zachary Levine	2012-12-20
Prospects Will Break Your Heart: Houston Astros Top 10 Prospects	Jason Parks	2012-11-05
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for October 2	Larry Granillo	2012-10-03
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for Sept. 28: Bobby Abreu, All Alone	Larry Granillo	2012-09-29
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for September 22	Larry Granillo	2012-09-23
Pebble Hunting: Why We Shouldn't Be Shocked By Buster Posey	Sam Miller	2012-09-17
Punk Hits: The Fall and Rise of Joaquin Arias	Ian Miller	2012-09-06
The Process: Resetting the Astros Roster	Bradley Ankrom	2012-08-17
BP Unfiltered: Which 14 K Perfect Gamer Faced a Better Lineup?	Paul Sporer	2012-06-14
What You Need to Know: Thursday, June 14	Daniel Rathman	2012-06-14
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 21	Larry Granillo	2012-05-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Loose Threads: Central Division	Jay Jaffe	2012-04-02
Heartburn Hardball: The Race to the Bottom in 2012	Jonathan Bernhardt	2012-02-16
Transaction Analysis: Cody Ross to Boston	R.J. Anderson	2012-01-27
Resident Fantasy Genius: Scooting Between Teams	Derek Carty	2012-01-23
Collateral Damage: The Latest Offseason Surgery Updates	Corey Dawkins	2012-01-16
Collateral Damage: The Latest Offseason Surgery Updates	Ben Lindbergh	2012-01-16
Prospectus Perspective: A Fresh Start for the Astros	Bradley Ankrom	2011-12-09
Collateral Damage: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: The Torn ACL	Ben Lindbergh	2011-12-09
Collateral Damage: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: The Torn ACL	Corey Dawkins	2011-12-09
Collateral Damage: The Season in Injuries: NL Central	Corey Dawkins	2011-11-11
Future Shock: Astros Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2011-11-01
Kiss'Em Goodbye: The Houston Astros	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-08
Kiss'Em Goodbye: The Houston Astros	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-08
Kiss'Em Goodbye: The Houston Astros	ESPN Insider	2011-09-08
Prospectus Hit and Run: Vortices of Suck, Part I	Jay Jaffe	2011-08-03
Collateral Damage: Cuffed Around	Marc Normandin	2011-04-08
Collateral Damage: Cuffed Around	Corey Dawkins	2011-04-08
The BP Broadside: Questions, Predictions, Worries, Distractions, and Other Mysteries of Opening Day, National League	Steven Goldman	2011-03-31
On the Beat: Spring Surprises	John Perrotto	2011-03-25
Prospectus Hit and Run: DisAstros in the Making	Jay Jaffe	2011-03-17
Fantasy Focus: NL-only Draft Results	Marc Normandin	2011-03-16
Divide and Conquer, NL Central: Unwinding the Misery Clock	Larry Granillo	2011-03-11
Purpose Pitches: Who's Got Catching?	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-08
BP Unfiltered: Houston's Backstop Problem	R.J. Anderson	2011-03-07
Collateral Damage: Duck and Cover	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-07
Collateral Damage: Duck and Cover	Marc Normandin	2011-03-07
On the Beat: Red Sox Reboot	John Perrotto	2011-03-07
Collateral Damage: Missing the Meniscus	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-04
Collateral Damage: Missing the Meniscus	Marc Normandin	2011-03-04
Fantasy Focus: Catcher Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-21
Painting the Black: Players Out of Options	R.J. Anderson	2011-02-01
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2011-01-28
Future Shock: Houston Astros Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-12-14
On the Beat: The NL Winter Agenda	John Perrotto	2010-11-16
Prospectus Perspective: Five Biggest Holes	John Perrotto	2010-11-08
GM for a Day: Houston Astros	Steven Goldman	2010-11-02
Analyze This: How the Giants Were Acquired, Part I	Jesse Behr	2010-10-29
BP Unfiltered: BP: LABR Champions	Clay Davenport	2010-10-05
Future Shock: Top 11 Review: NL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2010-10-05
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Houston Astros	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-17
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Houston Astros	Steven Goldman	2010-09-17
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Houston Astros	ESPN Insider	2010-09-17
Fantasy Beat: 2011's Worst Fantasy Roster?	Marc Normandin	2010-08-24
Transaction Action: NL Central Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-12
Fixing The Astros, Part 2: How to Avoid Endless Losing	Marc Normandin	2010-07-22
Fixing The Astros, Part 1: The Need to Trade Veterans for Prospects	Marc Normandin	2010-07-21
Checking the Numbers: Where Will Oswalt Go?	Eric Seidman	2010-07-16
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-07-13
Prospectus Hit List: The Ax Effect	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-24
Transaction Action: Shuffling Seniors	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-23
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of May 27	John Perrotto	2010-05-27
Future Shock: Org Watch: Orioles, Astros, Mariners	Kevin Goldstein	2010-05-19
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of May 11	Kevin Goldstein	2010-05-12
Transaction Analysis: A Tale of Three Shortstops	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-07
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-04-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: Disastropiece Theatre	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-14
Future Shock: The Top 101 Prospects Update, Part 2	Kevin Goldstein	2010-04-08
Transaction Action: Turn of the Screw, NL	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-04
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-03-24
Fantasy Beat: Depth Chart/PFM Update	Clay Davenport	2010-03-17
Future Shock: Future Top Dogs, NL	Kevin Goldstein	2010-03-17
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Catcher, Second Base, and Shortstop	Michael Jong	2010-03-09
Future Shock: Top 101 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-03-03
Camp Battles: NL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-26
Expanded Horizons: Catching conundrum	Tommy Bennett	2010-02-09
Prospectus Q&A: Ricky Bennett	David Laurila	2010-02-02
Future Shock: Astros Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-02-02
Prospectus Today: NL Shopping Lists	Joe Sheehan	2009-12-06
Prospectus Today: Melting Down the Gold Gloves	Joe Sheehan	2009-11-12
Future Shock: AFL Preview, Part One	Kevin Goldstein	2009-10-06
Future Shock: Buyer's Remorse	Kevin Goldstein	2009-09-28
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Houston Astros	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-23
Prospectus Today: Central Dilemmas	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-21
On the Beat: Futures Game Recap	John Perrotto	2009-07-13
Future Shock: Futures Game Viewing Guide	Kevin Goldstein	2009-07-12
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2009-06-15
Future Shock Blog: June 8	Kevin Goldstein	2009-06-08
Future Shock: 2008 Draft Review: NL	Kevin Goldstein	2009-05-29
Wait 'Til Next Year: Trawling for Prospects	Bryan Smith	2009-04-23
Future Shock: Future Top Dogs, NL	Kevin Goldstein	2009-04-08
Top 100 Prospects: The Best of the Best	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-13
Future Shock: Hawaiian Winter League Preview	Kevin Goldstein	2008-09-27

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-06-21 13:00:00	I have the following four catchers in a 16 team Strat-O-Matic league where you can keep a guy forever if you like. Which do you like long term: Chris Iannetta, Ryan Hanigan, Josh Thole, Jason Castro? I'd love to have a stronger catcher, but that's not a possibility until next year's draft. (jhardman from Strat-O-Matic land)	Unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity to play a strat-o-matic league before, so I'm not sure how all the specifics work, like how catcher defense is factored in. Hitting wise in regular roto terms, I like Iannetta the best. (Derek Carty)
2010-08-20 15:30:00	Jason Castro (C, HOU) has been pretty miserable during his time with the big league club this year. What are the chances he can be an above-average offensive player for his position? (Sam from Portland)	I think he could be an average catcher for a decade, but I've never seen him as above average in any offensive way. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-05-19 13:00:00	Who says no if the Astros and Yankees were discussing Berkman, Oswalt, and Jason Castro for Vazquez, Montero, and a couple of live AA arms? (wilk75 from houston)	I don't think the Yankees even discuss that. (Will Carroll)
2010-05-25 13:00:00	With Nick Johnson maybe done for the season and Vazquez struggling, how about Berkman, Oswalt, and Jason Castro for Montero, Vazquez, and a couple of live AA arms? (wilk75 from Houston)	I think the Astros would consider that if they didn't have to throw any money in the deal beyond taking on Vazquez's salary. (John Perrotto)
2010-04-08 14:00:00	How long will the Astros let Towles struggle before bringing up Jason Castro? Is this a service time issue, or do the Astros actually think Towles might figure it out this year or that Castro needs more time in the minors? (Jon from NYC)	Well, there's a lot of assumptions here that we can't answer here. Are we sure Towles will stink? Are we sure Castro will hit at Triple-A? Castro is definitely the future, and if the scenario ends up as you described, Castro won't be in the minors for very long. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-01-26 14:00:00	Who will be the top 5 NL players who will make their major league debut in 2010? (chaneyhey from stlouis)	Hmm, that's a toughie because it involves two variables that discount a player's expected value: likelihood of getting to the majors and expected production. We'll go with Heyward, Austin Jackson, Buster Posey, Jason Castro, and Madison Bumgarner. But that's basically an educated guess. (Tommy Bennett)
2009-11-17 14:00:00	who was a better prospect coming out of college? Jason Castro or Tony Sanchez (knockoutking from ---)	Pretty close, really. I like Sanchez' tools better. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-05-07 14:00:00	As an Astros fan, give me something to get excited about. Anything. Anything at all. (wilk75 from clutch city)	Colin Delome. Jason Castro has looked pretty good offensively, and pretty great defensively, throwing out 14 of 22 attempted base stealers. (Kevin Goldstein)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-06-09 14:30:00	2009 Draft Coverage	This reminds me what the Cubs did a few years ago when they drafted Tyler Colvin with the intention of spending money on Jeff Samardzija later in the draft. We hear the Pirates will be busy in the Dominican and in later rounds, but it's certainly weird to see Sanchez' name in the top five. Not more than a couple days ago, Kevin and I agreed that Jason Castro was a better prospect one year ago. And we know what we all thought about that Castro pick then. (Bryan Smith)

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